Weird English Quiz

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This lesson contains 26 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 5 videos.

time-iconLesson duration is: 45 min

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Weird English Quiz

Slide 1 - Slide

Our lesson goal for today:

Have a little English fun together !

Slide 2 - Slide

What is this:

"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch"
A
A character from Lord of the Rings
B
An actual place where people live
C
The noise you make when you're choking
D
You just hit your head on your keyboard

Slide 3 - Quiz

Slide 4 - Slide

How old was
Queen Elizabeth
the second when she died?
A
eighty-three
B
one hundred and twenty-nine
C
ninety-six
D
only fifty-one, but under a lot of stress

Slide 5 - Quiz

Born in 1926, Queen Elizabeth II
 was queen from 1953 (96 years old)! 

Slide 6 - Slide

This is Queen Elizabeth I

She was queen from
1558 - 1603

(which is why this
is a painting and 
not a photo)

Slide 7 - Slide

What is the one word that is always spelled incorrectly in every English dictionary?

Slide 8 - Open question

of course ..

Slide 9 - Slide

Which is an ingredient in the traditional Scottish dish Haggis?
A
Heart
B
Liver
C
Lung
D
Heart, liver, ánd lung

Slide 10 - Quiz

I know right?!
Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver, and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and cooked while traditionally encased in the animal's stomach.

(Wikipedia)

Slide 11 - Slide

One of the things that the city of Liverpool is famous for:
A
Dancing birds
B
Singing 'insects'
C
Swimming dogs
D
Painting flamingos

Slide 12 - Quiz

The Beatles are from Liverpool!

Slide 13 - Slide

Which of these is an actual cheese related event in Gloucester, England?
A
Rolling cheese down a hill and chasing it
B
Fondue parties with hundreds of people
C
Building little houses made out of cheese
D
None. Cheese is forbidden in Gloucester

Slide 14 - Quiz

Seriously...

Slide 15 - Slide

Slide 16 - Video

Guess the accent
where are these people from? 

Slide 17 - Slide

Slide 18 - Video

What accent does Billy Connolly have?

Slide 19 - Open question

Slide 20 - Video

Russel Peters is Canadian, but what is his background?

Slide 21 - Open question

Slide 22 - Video

Where is Steve Irwin from?

Slide 23 - Open question

Slide 24 - Video

Which accents did you hear?

Slide 25 - Open question

What message do you have for your classmates?

Slide 26 - Open question